I'd like to let health care professionals know about this book--if
they work within organizations or institutions, the book can be a
reference for budgeting, financial analysis and the preparation of
business plans or grant proposals. The book is also a useful
reference for practitioners who consider starting a private practice
or who run their own office.

Question: How much information do you get in PT school about
economics and financial management skills such as budgeting and
writing a business plan? I appreciate your responses. Thanks &
take care!

RSGPT

In response to your question, I don t recall little if any regarding economics, finances, business plans etc. Most likely since most New Grads were not

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In response to your question, I don't recall little if any regarding
economics, finances, business plans etc. Most likely since most "New
Grads" were not going to enter private practice or be in a position
which would require that type of info since we typically were
expected to start out as "new grads." Not to mention that very few
of the PT's I've ran across have the interest or drive to put that
much work into becoming a business owner. In my experience however,
I've been bit by the entrepraneur bug and am always looking to learn
from anyone who is willing to teach or provide info that might be
valuable. The small business administrations (www.sba.gov) has
proven to be a valuable place also. I've been researching this
off/on for almost two years and at some point will make the jump into
practice for myself and my wife (who's an OTR/L). So, thank you for
the book info. I'm planning on ordering a book via the APTA's
private practice section on starting a practice also.

>
> I just uploaded a file on my textbook, Introduction to Health Care
> Economics & Financial Management: Fundamental Concepts with
> Practical Applications, 2004, is published by Lippincott Williams &
> Wilkins. ISBN: 0-7817-4019-3 http://www.lww.com
>
> I'd like to let health care professionals know about this book--if
> they work within organizations or institutions, the book can be a
> reference for budgeting, financial analysis and the preparation of
> business plans or grant proposals. The book is also a useful
> reference for practitioners who consider starting a private

practice

> or who run their own office.
>
> You can contact Dr. Penner at drpenner@p...
>
> Question: How much information do you get in PT school about
> economics and financial management skills such as budgeting and
> writing a business plan? I appreciate your responses. Thanks &
> take care!

Susan Penner

Thanks so much for your reply and feedback! I m going to try to market this book to practicioners as well as students, and see what reception it gets. I m

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Thanks so much for your reply and feedback!
I'm going to try to market this book to practicioners as well as students, and
see what reception it gets. I'm fortunate to have Lippincott as a
publisher. Take care!

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[physical_therapists_in_business] Re: New Member, New Resource and a
Question

In response to your question, I don't recall little if any
regarding economics, finances, business plans etc. Most likely since
most "New Grads" were not going to enter private practice or be in a
position which would require that type of info since we typically were
expected to start out as "new grads." Not to mention that very few
of the PT's I've ran across have the interest or drive to put that
much work into becoming a business owner. In my experience however,
I've been bit by the entrepraneur bug and am always looking to learn
from anyone who is willing to teach or provide info that might be
valuable. The small business administrations (www.sba.gov) has
proven to be a valuable place also. I've been researching this
off/on for almost two years and at some point will make the jump into
practice for myself and my wife (who's an OTR/L). So, thank you for
the book info. I'm planning on ordering a book via the APTA's
private practice section on starting a practice also.

Ryan S.
Gephart, PT, CSCS

--- In
physical_therapists_in_business@yahoogroups.com, "susanpenner"
<drpenner@p...> wrote:> > I just uploaded a file on my
textbook, Introduction to Health Care > Economics & Financial
Management: Fundamental Concepts with > Practical Applications, 2004,
is published by Lippincott Williams & > Wilkins. ISBN:
0-7817-4019-3 http://www.lww.com> > I'd like to let health care professionals know about this
book--if > they work within organizations or institutions, the book can
be a > reference for budgeting, financial analysis and the preparation
of > business plans or grant proposals. The book is also a useful
> reference for practitioners who consider starting a private
practice > or who run their own office.> > You can
contact Dr. Penner at drpenner@p... > > Question: How much
information do you get in PT school about > economics and financial
management skills such as budgeting and > writing a business
plan? I appreciate your responses. Thanks & > take
care!